The Suns are planning to hire the Morgan Cato as assistant general manager and vice president of basketball operations, making her one of the highest-ranking women in an NBA front office, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.
Cato will become the first woman of color to hold the title of assistant GM and will report directly to Phoenix GM James Jones. She will also work with Suns coach Monty Williams in a number of areas, including the leadership and strategy related to coaching development, player engagement and front office personnel operations, according to Wojnarowski.
Cato has spent nearly the last decade working for the NBA under president of league operations Byron Spruell.